Fatherly Advice from TSC Dads
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My dad, Cliff, told me to always shoot for the stars and always value my worth!
On the day I graduated from Ole Miss my dad, Martin, told me “It’s obvious you like nice things. Get a good job, work hard, buy your own nice things and never have to rely on a man or anyone else to buy them for you.”
My Grandpa Eddie said to always ask yourself if you’re a part of the solution, or a part of the problem. If you don’t have an answer, it means you don’t like the answer and you need to ask yourself why. This piece of advice is why I have great conflict resolution skills!
The best advice that my dad, Brian, and grandfather Bob, have given me is to do the right thing even when no one is watching, hard work always pays off, and to praise Him when you’re on the mountain top and lean on Him in the valleys!
One thing my dad, George, would always say to be when I would get worked up ~ he would always put his hands on my shoulders to calm me and say, “Sweetheart, you are going to be just fine. You may miss this train but another one is coming down the tracks. Do your best and know I love you.”
My PawPaw (aka Jim) taught me the power of words long before phone text, emails, zoom. I received 100’s of letters in his beautiful cursive- his devotional thoughts, bits of wisdom, his daily activities, who he had seen recently, snippets of his personality written in conversational form. I treasure his letters and I especially treasure the love of words that he instilled in me. Some things transcend the years and I still remind myself that as I love to send and receive handwritten notes!
My dad, Frank, who told me that nothing good happens after midnight.
Though my daddy, Jimmy, passed away when I was a teenager, a few things come to mind that he told my brothers and it’s great words of wisdom that I have passed on to my children – be a leader not a follower, a good attitude makes for a good day, and be grateful!
My PawPaw Troy never went anywhere he didn’t take a picture. He taught me the treasure of memories captured. I sometimes giggle to myself he would’ve been an original “influencer in the wild.” |
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